Although a larger company, Not on The High Street is actually made up of
lots of smaller (largely Independent) business's, and therefore offers a
great selection of products that are handmade, ethically produced and
fair trade.
The items I chose were mainly items that could be reused through out the year but were perfect for creating a warm and cozy Christmas, indulging all the 5 senses. I first created a Christmas Pinterest board to gather my inspiration. Stars, snowflakes, sheepskin and warming chai tea!!

Although at 18 months, Alex is a little too young to fully appreciate Christmas I still wanted to choose sensory items that he would enjoy. I adore candles but would never light any with him around so decided to try some of the battery operated ones and see what Alex thought of them. They actually do flicker like normal candles and give off the most beautiful warm glow.... needless to say he (and I) loved them!!

The Personalised Christmas sack is a really beautiful item that was great value. Growing up with plenty of Christmas traditions in my family, it is great to start creating some for Alex so it is lovely to think that he will be using this sack for years to come .......

The Spicy biscuits and Chai were a little luxury for me. I love making Chai tea for myself from scratch but even better is when I can make it to share with my long time Christmas comrade, my sister Lizzy. Therefore it was totally necessary I choose 2 of the little Handmade Indian Chai Mugs.

I adore the Mirror, but for me the most beautiful item I received was the Rare Bread Sheepskin rug.
I have had cheaper ones in the past which are perfectly adequate, but I have got to say the quality
of this one is amazing, it is so so soft.... Alex loves wiggling around
on it!

I have really enjoyed dressing my house up and would like too thank Not On The High Street for the opportunity. I was genuinely surprised by the large selection of products on offer from smaller and independent companies.... the hardest job was trying to choose !!!

1 comment:

Ag Gabi, I must admit that I really fight with my vegan sensibilities over sheepskin rugs. I love the softness, and the organic feel of them, so sensual and luxe, and I have eyed those rare breed ones mournfully.

It really dosen't seem right to make rare sheep into rugs...I mean, on no planet can that be right... and yet..

fortunately my partner is much stronger than me on these matters, I don't think he would speak to me for a month if I ordered such a thing.

Mooon To Moon

Hi My name is Gabi and I am a nurse and mother based in Bristol, England. Moon to Moon has become my place to share my passion for chilled out, unfussy homes, hand made and vintage items and slow living.

** most of the pictures I have used have been from pintrest and tumblr, sadly many have no credit. I am slowly working my way through my past posts trying to add sources. If you recognize a picture please please drop me an email, or leave a comment in that post. Cheers Gabi xxx